Roger Bannister quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister Famous Quotes & Sayings

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Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

If I faltered, there would be no arms to hold me and the world would be a cold and forbidding place.

The mile has all the elements of a drama.

If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten.

The man who goes on, even when it's the hardest to be the winner.

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

I couldn't touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.

I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.

It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile.

Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales where walking was part of the holiday.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.

Beating John Landy was my defining race.

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.

Athletics is a luxury.